Rain-water strainer and cut-off.



I. R. KELLER. RAIN WATER STRAINER AND CUT-OFF.

APPUcATloN FILED NIM/16. 1916 HUI .II- 75 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 9,1917',

i516 EN# 14 f4/f i? Aic] f ISIDORE 3.1KELLER; or UPrER SANDUSKY, omo.'

.RAIN-WATER STRAINER AND CUT-i-OFF.

To all whom z'may concern.'

Be it known that l, lsiDoRE .RQ KELLER, a l

citizen of the United States, residing yat Upper Sandusky, in the countyof lVy'andot and'State of Ohio, have vinvented anew and usefulRain-WVater Strainer and Cut-Off, of which the" following is a"specification,

1 The present invention relates to any improvement in rain-waterstrainers and `cut-' offs, and has for an object to provide a device ofthis charactery with a detachable shiftable or switching mernb'er soconstructed as to provide a strainer for the rain- 7 ','water aspassesthrough the device.A

Another object of this invention is to provide a' cut-oii'jswitch orshiftablev tube which directs the rain-water through either one of twooutlets, land'which has a strainer therein to catchlleaves, andotherrain spout and eaves trough accumulations; andto provide a constructionwhich permits .the ready removal of this tube with its strainer, so

that the same may be easily and quickly cleansed. j l

A further object of the invention is to provide a rain-water cut-offandl strainer which has no pivots, bearings, levers, or the "like, whichare liable to rust out and become inoperative; and which has an open thecasing adapted to be shifted or` removed, as desired,.to change thedirection of the raiirwater flow, or to remove the` member for cleansingpurposes.

bodiinent, the same being illustrated the ,direct the rain-water intothe right hand accompanying drawing, wherein-- Figure l is afront-,elevation of the de-I Vvice showing the shi'ftable tube adjustedto f outlet.

i n into the left hand outlet.

5o]l j y j end ready for detachment from the casing. y Ll-'is ahorizontalsectionv taken onthe y .Y dine l-fllv of Fig.-2, showing thelower end Fig; 3l isatransverse sectional view, taken centrally throughthe casing, showing they yshiftable tube swung outwardly at its `lowerspecification Letters Patent.

casing and a single removable member in j Other objects andadvantagesofthis inj vention will be ybroughtl out in the followf ing specificdisclosure of the preferred Qem-l y Fig. 2 is a verticaly centralsection taken through the same, the dotted lines showing the tubeshifted to direct the rainwater.

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Appiicatign fneivrayj1aji9isserian-No. 97,939. l

vof the s'hiftablel tube fitting in the right hand outlet of the casing.

I; Referring to this drawing, 10 designates acasing which is Hat on theinside, having an open` front 11, and whic'lrhas its sides convergingupwardly tothe top ofthe casling. An inlet nipple 12 extends downwardlythrough'the top ofthe casing 10a suiiicient Vdistanceteclear the lowerend-of the nipple from the sidesof the casing. .The upper end of thenipple,A which protrudes from the casing, is adapted to receive thereinthe lower extremity of a" rain spout 13. The nipple is preferablysoldered in place.` The bottom lfofthe casingis flatland has near itsopposite ends openings throu' h which'project downwardly tapering out etnipples 15 and 16. These nipplesl 15 and16 have outturned flangesv attheir upper ends which seat upon and are soldered or otherwisesuitablyvsecured'to the u per face of the bottom 14 to support thenipples 15 Tand 16 in place. The sides of the casing 10 are, rounded,and the ends of the bottoni 141y are rounded to conform to the contourof the outer sides ofthe nipples 1 5 Vand 16, as clearly shown in'Fig.d. The nipples 15 and 16 are adapted to fit intov the upper ends ofthepipes 17 and-1S which may leadto a cistern and adischarge, orto anyother de sii-able points for'carrying off the rain-water passing`Vthrough the Vcasing 10.

A tapered shiftable member or tube 19v is detachably positioned in thecasing 10. This tube 19 hasthe large'end at the top' to iit looselyovertlie lowerend ofthe inlet nipple 12V to admit of 'the swinging ofthe lower end olf thetube 19 laterally in the casing 10f` andforwardlythrough the open front 11 there-r ofthe tube 19, the upper edge of thetube at .out substantially its entire length.y construction andarrangement of the strainer v Y 22provides a perforated cupj in the tube19,

, the latterin turn constitutinga removable l cup-.like structure, whichstrainer presents` a Y 'inlet nipple 12 to a considerable extent, aslshown clearly in Fig.,`3.

Within the shiftable tube is placed a strainer 22, the same extendingfor a :con-L siderable distance throughout the length-of .thetube 1-9.and havingzits open end facing the upper end of the ,tube and secured tothe inner wall thereof as shown in Fig-2. The' strainer 22 tapers.downwardly and is. ofI rev'duced diameter as compared with thatfof Y* Ylend is swung outwardly yclear ofthe bottom 14, 'and the tube is thendrawn downwardly away from the inlet nipple 12 and out of the theinterior. of the tube, so as to provide an annular space about the.strainer 22 throaghhis relatively large filtering or straining area,

and which admits of thehpassage of water y. through thestrainereventhoughthe bottom ythereof'be clogged or iilledvwithacmimula-l-V tions from the rain` spout 13.

.The lower end of the inlet'` nipple 1,2, and n thelower end of theshiftable tube 19, are each providedwith an annular slightly inturnedflange to permit the easy and quick engagement `of the upperI end of thetube 19 Y Y over thejnipple 12, and the fitting of the lower end ofI thetube19'in either one ofthe outlet nipplesl or 16. The-front or outer.,

` side of the shiftable tube 19A isl provided with a handle 23,1preferably of the strap type, as

- shown, to receive the finger forlifting and 's shifting Athe tube19.

Then the device is adjusted into the posi-I tionshown infFigs. 1,2 and4, ofthe drawings, the rainfwater passes downwardly through the spout 13into the nipple 12, and

. from the nipple 12 into the shiftable ltube 19.l

thertube 19 to slide upwardly about the nipf ple 12, the,v nippleholdingfthe upper end of The water in thetube 19passes through' thestrainer 22 and all leaves and other accumug .lations in the rain-waterare retained-and lcollected in ,the strainer 22;) v The Awaterkpassesthrough the bottom and sidesof` the strainer. 22 and through thelower end of ,the tube 19 vinto thev outletfnipple 15, the ,waterpassingthrough the pipe 17 to the cistern, or other suitable point ofdischarge.

When it is desired to direct the water into they outlet nipple 16 andthe pipe 18thei handle 23 is grasped,vv and the tube v19V israisedyuntil its lower'end clears the nipple-k .15. This movement causes theupper end of the tube in communication therewith. rThe tube 19 is now'swung from the right hand side of the casing 10 into the leftv handside thereof, sowas to register over'` the nipple 16.

. Downward movement of thetube 19 causes 4vthe ,lower end thereof to fit'into the Vupper endl of the nipple 16. From Figs. '2 and 4,

it willy be observed that the side of the tube 19 fits snugly againstthe Arounded 'side of thecasing 10, the side of the casing and the `andswingy the lower end ofthe tube into vertical alinement beneath theinlet nipple' 12- The tube 19 is now raised upwardly into the positionshown in'Fig. 3, and its lower casingf 10. This shiftable tube 19 maynow" be overturned' todump the vcontents ofthe ,screen 22 'outof thetube.` Accumulations which adhere to the screen may be easily removed byrunning water'lthroughtheinvertedtube. y

This simply constructed device admits of vthe adjustment ofthe tube tovdirect'the water into'either one f of the outlets, and admits the quickand easy. removal vofthe noted. thatfthis shiftable member" carriestherein thescreen, or strainer for collecting the' accumulations'in therain-water.

The deviceAV may be economically manuj., the rear of thecasing, aslshown in Fig. 4," V)and overturned .and soldered. l'lhe'lower lend ofthe casinglOimay be flangedabout the marginaledgeof'the bottom 14to-holdlthe latter in, place. The nipple 12 may be provi'ded with yan annularbeadnear its up-y perv end `to seat upon the Vupper edge of the Qcasing1,0 to hold the nipple in place.

-The casing 10 is of afdepthbut slightly greater than the diameter ofthetube 19,|

fand ywhen the tube is fitted in either side of the casing the handle23, on the front side of `the tube, 'projects outwardly toa suiiicientextent to be grasped in the hand for adjust# mg and removing the tube.

of this linventionl may be of different specic constructions and thatvthese variations or 1modifications are l restricted only by the scopevof the' following claims.

j AWhat is claimedv isl n.

1.111 a device of thecharacter described, acasing,y an inlet nippleprojecting down- 'tube to cleanse` the same. `,1t will also be pfacturedfrom sheetfmetal, such'as tin,` as

1t is, ofcourse, understood that the device wardly' into said casing,outlet nipples 125 jcommuni'catingwith thebottom of the .cas-` ing andarranged symmetrically each side`l Y j of the axis offsaid 'inletnipple,v a' removable jconnecting .tubey loosely encircling at Vone,

end the lower end of said inlet nippleV land movable longitudinally"thereof, the lower end of said tube being adapted tobe swung from ayposition over one outlet nippleto a position overithe other around thelower end ofsaid inlet nipple asian axis, the front of said casing beingprovided with an opening through which the lower end of said tube may beswung around Va horizontal axis passing through the lower end of theinlet nipple to permit the removal of the tube from l the casing, theconnection between the upper end of said tube and the lower end of saidinlet nipple being sufficiently loose to allow such movement of the tubethrough the opening, and a strainer mounted within said tube.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing, an inlet nipple atthe upper end of said casing, outlet nipples communicating with thebottom of said casing and arranged synnnetrically upon the oppositesides of the axis of said inlet nipple, a removable connecting tubehaving oneend loosely encircling the lower end of the inlet tube and itsopposite end. projecting into and supported by either of said outletnipples, said tube being movable longitudinally of said inlet nipple,and also swingable around horizontal axes arranged at right angles toeach other and passing through the lower end of said inlet nipplewhereby the tube may be moved longitudinally to disengage the lower endthereof from one outlet nipple and swung laterally to` be engaged withthe other outlet nipple or swung around an axis at right angles anddisengaged from said inlet nipple by a slight longitudinal movementdownwardly to permit its removal from the casing, and a strainer mountedwithin said tube.

3. Inra device of the character described, a casing, an inlet nipplehaving an end projecting into the casing through the top thereof, a pairof outlet nipples communicating with said casing through the bottom, aremovable connecting tube having an upper end loosely encircling theinlet nipple and a lower end projecting into and engaging either of saidoutlet nipples, said tube being movable longitudinally to disengage saidlowerend from either of the lower nipples and swingable around ahorizontal axis located adjacent the lower end of said inlet nipple,whereby the lower end of the tube may be engaged with either nipple,said tube also being swingable around a horizon tal axis locatedadjacent the lower end of said upper nipple and arranged at right anglesto said first-mentioned horizontal axis whereby the tube may be swung ina direction at right angles thereto, said casin being provided with anopening through which the lower end of said tube may be swung around thelast-mentioned axis, said tube being then disengageable from theupperinipple a longitudinal movement7 and a strainer within said tube.

4. ln a device of the character" described,

.a casing, an inlet nipple projecting inwardly through thetop of saidcasing, a pair of outlet nipples communicating with said casing throughthe. bottom thereof, a removable connecting tube Awithin saidcasinghaving an upper end loosely encircling the end of said inlet-,nipple andswing-able around said end on an axis extending at right angles to theaxis of the inlet nipple and movable longitudinally thereof, the lowerend of said tube being adapted to engage and rest upon either of saidoutlet nipples, said casing being provided with an opening through theside thereof of a length suilicient to allow the lower end of the tubeto be swung therethrough, disengaged from the inlet nipple and removed,and a strainer within said tube.

5. In a device of the character described, a downwardly divergingcasing, an inlet nipple projecting inwardly into the casing at the upperend thereof, a pair of outlet nipples communicating with said casingthrough the bottom at opposite sides there- 0*;

nipple, the opposite end of said tube projecting into either of saidoutlet nipples, sujzpported thereby and engaging at one side with thewall of said nipple and at the `op posite side with the wall of saidcasing, said tube being movable longitudinally to be disengaged fromeither outlet nipple or from said inlet nipple, the lower end of saidtube being movable around horizontal axes passing through the lower endof said inlet nipple, said casing being provided with an opening throughthe side thereof of a length suiiicient to allow the passage of thelower end of said tube therethrough whereby a slight longitudinalmovement will be sulficient to disengage said tube from the inlet nippleto permit its removal from the casing, and a` strainer mounted withinsaid tube.

6. In a device of the character described, a downwardly divergingcasing, an inlet nipple projecting centrally through the top of saidcasing into the same, a pair of outlet nipples communicating with saidcasing through the bottom thereof at opposite sides thereof, the outerportions of said nipples being substantially in alinement with theadjacent walls of the casing, the bottom of said casing beingunobstructed, a removable frusto-conical tube of a length suflicient toloosely encircle the inlet nipple at one end and to project into eitheroutlet nipple at its opposite end and be supported at diainetricallyopposite points by the casing and the inside of the nipple whereby it isretained in position, said tube being movable longitudinally todisengage the inlet nipple Y a removable connecting tube encirclingatits upper end the lower end of the inlet or either outletnipple andswingable around In testirnonythat I claim the foregoing horizontalaxes'lying adjacent the lower end .as my own, I have hereto affixed mysignal@ of said inlet nipple, said easing being proture in the presenceof two witnesses.

vided with an opening through which the f lower end of said tube'may beswung where- Y ISIDORE R' by it can be disengaged from said inlet nip-Witnesses;

ple and removed, and a strainer mounted WM. FLECK,

within said rusto-conioal tube. A. E. WALTON.

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